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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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